CNBC Economy / Updates
- Why AI is both the hope and the hazard for world leaders, according to IMF chief Georgieva October 7, 2026Kristalina Georgieva warns that the technology lifting growth hopes is also pushing up inflation and yields, just as public debt levels rose.
- India’s central bank hikes rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation risks build October 7, 2026HSBC and Goldman Sachs expect the RBI to raise interest rates in December as well.
- World Bank warns of AI concentration risks as it lifts East Asia and Pacific growth outlook to 4.5% October 7, 2026The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative."